Communication from the Commission pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 — Revision by Ireland of public service obligation in respect of scheduled air services between Dublin and Galway (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-03-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Ireland, air transport, airline, carrier, inland transport, public service

15.3.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 66/7

Communication from the Commission pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC)
No 2408/92

Revision by Ireland of public service obligation in respect of scheduled air services between
Dublin and Galway

(2002/C 66/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.

Ireland has decided to revise the public service obligation
published in the Official Journal of the European Communities
C 265 of 15 September 2000 (as amended by corrigendum
published in OJ C 276 of 28 September 2000) pursuant to
Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 of
23 July 1992 on access for Community air carriers to intra-
Community air routes, in respect of scheduled air services
with effect
from 22 July 2002 on the Dublin(cid:150)Galway(cid:150)
Dublin route.

2. The public service obligation is as follows

2.1. Minimum frequency and seating capacity

(a) The services must be operated at the rate of at least

28 return flights per week subject to:

(i) on Monday, Wednesday and Friday of each
week, the services must be operated at a rate
of at least five return flights per day;

(ii) on Tuesday and Thursday of each week, the
services must be operated at a rate of at least
four return flights per day;

(iii) on each weekend,

i.e. Saturday and Sunday
inclusive, the services must be operated at a
rate of at
spread
evenly over the two days.

five return flights

least

(b) A minimum of 1 050 seats per week to and from
Galway/Dublin (i.e. a minimum of 2 100 seats in
both direction) must be provided subject to:

(i) a minimum of 150 seats each way to and from
Galway/Dublin (i.e. a minimum of 300 seats in
both directions) must be provided each day,
Monday to Friday inclusive;

(ii) on weekends,

Sunday
inclusive, the minimum number of seats to be
provided shall be 250 each way to and from

Saturday

and

i.e.

Galway/Dublin spread evenly over the two days
(i.e. a minimum of 500 seats in both directions
spread evenly over the two days).

The above requirements apply throughout each year.

2.2. Type of aircraft used

(a) The services must be operated by pressurised
aircraft with a minimum capacity of 30 passenger
seats.

information

(b) Carriers’ attention is drawn to technical and
operative conditions applying at the airports. For
further
contact Airports
Division, Department of Public Enterprise, 44
Kildare Street, Dublin 2, Mr Ken Gorman,
tel.
(353-1) 604 16 18, fax (353-1) 604 16 81, e-mail:
kengorman@dpe.ie.

please

2.3. Timetables

For six days each week,
i.e. Monday to Saturday
inclusive, the flight schedules must include an early
from Galway to Dublin and a late
morning flight
from Dublin to Galway to enable
evening flight
passengers, including passengers on business trips, to
make a round trip within the day. This requirement
applies throughout each year.

2.4. Fares

(a) A range of fares may be applied subject to:

(i) a maximum return fare of EUR 123 in respect
of a maximum of 40 % of seat capacity per day
each way to and from Galway/Dublin;

(ii) at least 40 % of seat capacity per day each way
to and from Galway/Dublin being available at a
return fare of EUR 110 or lower;

(iii) no fare restriction shall apply to the balance of
the minimum daily seat requirements on the
route.

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15.3.2002

(b) The

enter

PSO carrier must

into interline
arrangements concerning the PSO route with at
least two carriers operating services out of Dublin
Airport to UK and continental destinations. The
agreements governing such interline arrangements
should be on the same or equivalent terms and
conditions and should follow, with regard to fares
on the route, the pro rata system in accordance
with international rules. The PSO carrier must
also enter into interlining arrangements with any
other interested air carrier operating services out of
Dublin Airport on the same or equivalent terms
and conditions.

(c) The fares referred to at (a)(i) and (ii) above may be
increased once each year with the prior consent of
the Minister for Public Enterprise if an abnormal
factors
and unforeseeable increase in the cost
affecting the operation of the routes takes place
for which the carrier is not responsible. The new
fare(s) will be notified to the carrier operating the
service and will not enter into force prior to its

notification to the European Commission and
publication of the Official
the European
Communities.

Journal of

2.5. Marketing of flights

Flights must
computerised reservation system.

be marketed using

at

least one

2.6. Continuity of services

(a) Except in cases of force majeure, the number of
flights cancelled for reasons directly attributable
to the
the
required minimum number of
flights on an
annual basis.

carrier must not

exceed 2 % of

(b) The carrier must give at lease six months’ notice

before discontinuing services.

Communication from the Commission pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC)
No 2408/92

Revision by Ireland of public service obligation in respect of scheduled air services between
Dublin and Knock

(2002/C 66/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.

Ireland has decided to revise the public service obligation
published in the Official Journal of the European Communities
C 265 of 15 September 2000 (as amended by corrigendum
published in OJ C 276 of 28 September 2000) pursuant to
Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 of
23 July 1992 on access for Community air carriers to intra-
Community air routes, in respect of scheduled air services
with effect from 22 July 2002 on the Dublin(cid:150)Knock(cid:150)Dublin
route.

2. The public service obligation is as follows

2.1. Minimum frequency and seating capacity

2.2. Type of aircraft used

(a) The services must be operated by pressurised
aircraft with a minimum capacity of 30 passenger
seats.

information

(b) Carriers’ attention is drawn to technical and
operative conditions applying at the airports. For
further
contact Airports
Division, Department of Public Enterprise, 44
Kildare Street, Dublin 2, Mr Ken Gorman,
tel.
(353-1) 604 16 18, fax (353-1) 604 16 81, e-mail:
kengorman@dpe.ie

please

(a) The service must be operated at the rate of at least
one return flight per day, seven days per week.

2.3. Timetables

(b) A minimum of 30 seats per day each way to and
from Knock/Dublin (i.e. a minimum of 60 seats in
both directions) must be provided, seven days per
week.

The above requirements apply throughout each year.

On weekdays, Monday to Friday inclusive, the flight
schedule must provide for an early morning flight
from Knock to Dublin and a late evening flight from
Dublin to Knock to enable passengers,
including
passengers on business trips, to make a round trip
within the day. This requirement applies throughout
each year.